The Reverend Dr. Kate Cress, Rector

THE CHOIR OF SAINT JAMES

Jae Park, Assistant Conductor
Dr. Tom Mueller, Associate Organist
Canon James Buonemani, Artistic Director & Organist-Choirmaster

Bill Vestal, Artistic Director, Classical Sundays at Six

Justin Baker, Production Manager
Adolfo Angulo, Program Coordinator
Michael Macapagal, House Manager
Tina Gonzales, Marketing
Richie Guerra, Video Producer

3903 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California   90010

Saint James Music Office: 213-388-3015

Email: GreatMusic@SaintJamesLA.org

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We are located in the Wilshire Center district of Los Angeles, two blocks west of Western Avenue. Ramp accessible.

Metro Purple Line: Wilshire/Western station, then walk two blocks west.

Street parking is available with additional free concert parking at 3926 Wilshire Blvd. across from the front of the church.

We our commited to provide as safe an environment as possible. The wearing of face masks is optional but may become mandatory if required by pandemic protocols. Proof of vaccination or boosters is no longer required, but highly recommended.

Please come and enjoy our concerts free of charge. Seating is available at full capacity on a first-come first-served basis. Tickets are no longer required.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Free Parking is available across from the front of the church at 3926 Wilshire Blvd.

DIRECTIONS FOR FREE PARKING:

IF DRIVING NORTH ON ST. ANDREWS AWAY FROM WILSHIRE: Turn left on 6th street; Turn left on Wilton Pl; Turn left on Wilshire; When arriving at 3926 Wilshire Blvd, turn into driveway and gate will automatically open. Park anywhere.This is the front entrance labeled “Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles.”

IF DRIVING SOUTH ON ST. ANDREWS TOWARD WILSHIRE: Turn left on Wilshire, then an immediate right onto St. Andrew’s Place; Turn right on Ingraham; Turn right on S. Wilton Pl.; then turn right on Wilshire Blvd. When arriving at 3926 Wilshire Blvd, turn into driveway and gate will automatically open. Park anywhere.This is the front entrance labeled “Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles.”

PLEASE EXIT NO LATER THAN 7:30 PM, OR YOU WILL BE LOCKED IN!!

We invite you to experience great organ music played on the David John Falconer Memorial Organ (originally built in 1911 for St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Los Angeles, by Murray M. Harris). Comprising over 5,000 pipes in total, the organ is an important part of Los Angeles musical history and takes its place among the country’s most important and magnificent instruments.

We celebrate the 27th Anniversary of the rebuilding of this magnificent pipe organ at St. James Church as well as the launching of our series Great Music at Saint James. The International Laureates Organ Series was established in 1996 by a grant from the Ahmanson Foundation which continues its support today. The series has welcomed over 150 of the most distinguished organists from throughout the world. 

Presented this season under the umbrella of Classical Sundays at Six, the International Laureates Organ Series welcomes Canadian organist Maxine Thevenot, British organists James Kealey and David Briggs, and American organists Steven Tharp, Jonathan Ryan and  Damin Spritzer. (Please note that this series will no longer follow Evensongs on the 2^nd Sundays of the month, except for February 12, 2023. Please see the schedule for specific dates.)

These recitals are offered as a gift to the community free of charge, and we are grateful to the Ahmanson Foundation and our Friends of Great Music for their continuing support. Free. Donations accepted.

Beginning in 1948 at Exposition Park under the name “Sundays Live,” Classical Sundays at Six is now presented at St. James in-the-City as part of our broader offerings of Great Music at Saint James. It is the oldest continuing chamber music series in Southern California.

Offered from October through May at 6 PM, Classical Sundays at Six features chamber, orchestral, and solo artists from Southern California and around the globe streaming live and on-demand. We are pleased to have Classical Sundays at Six incorporate two “Emerging Artists” programs from the Colburn School as well as five programs from the International Laureates Organ Series. Together with the Choir of Saint James featured in our series of Evensongs, Great Music at St. James continues to make St. James in-the-City an inspirational concert destination from October through May. Free. Donations accepted.

The semi-professional Choir of Saint James distinguished itself in 1996 as the first American Choir to have sung in performance with the Choir of Westminster Abbey, London. They have since completed four tours of the British Isles and are pleased to offer the Los Angeles community the uniquely Anglican service of Evensong in the style of the great English Cathedrals on the second Sunday of the month at 4:15 PM.

Please note the new, earlier starting time and that there are no Evensongs in January or April. Please also note that the International Laureates Organ Series no longer follows Evensongs, with the exception of February 12, but are scheduled on other dates as part of our Classical Sundays at Six. Please see the schedule for details. Free. Donations accepted.

Patterned after the ever-popular service of Nine Lessons and Carols originating from King’s College, Cambridge, England, the Choir of Saint James offers this service on the Third Sunday of Advent, December 11, 2022. Free. Donations accepted.

We are grateful to our Friends of Great Music whose support has made our musical offerings possible. If you are not already a Friend of Great Music at St James, please consider becoming one.

Your tax-deductible gift will be acknowledged in all our Evensong, Organ Recital, and Classical Sundays at Six programs (unless otherwise requested).

Special thanks to the Ahmanson Foundation (major support given to the International Laureates Organ Series) and to the Colburn Foundation (major support given to Classical Sundays at Six) for their leadership grants.

To make your contribution, please visit stjla.org/musicfriends. You can also contribute by sending a check made payable to Great Music at St. James and mailed to

Great Music at St. James
St. James Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA   90010

Thank you!

Archangel – $5,000
Angel – $2,500
Sustaining Sponsor – $1,000
Benefactor – $500
Patron – $250
Associate – $125
Contributor – $65
Donor – $25